Center Operations Coordinator

Overview

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Position type: Full-Time 12-Month
Department: 012102 - Human Sciences
- Early Childhood
Location: Hancock County
Categories: Professional, Head Start Positions
Position Open Date: Sep 13 2025

Position Function:

This position serves as a Center Operation Coordinator for the Head Start program. The Center Operation Coordinator serves as the operational lead for the center, ensuring compliance with all program policies/procedures and Head Start, licensing or other regulations.

Area of Specialization:

MSU-Extension Head Start Programs - Hancock County

Anticipated Appointment Date:

October 2025.

• This position serves as a Center Operations Coordinator for the Head Start program. The Center Operations Coordinator serves as the operational lead for the center, ensuring compliance with all program policies/procedures and Head Start, licensing or other regulations. The Center Operations Coordinator is expected to maintain program confidentiality at all times. In addition, the Center Operations Coordinator is expected to be a positive ambassador for the MSU-Extension Head Start Program.
• Education: Assist the Educational Leader to ensure full implementation of all aspects of the Head Start program’s early learning system, policies/procedures, and tools with the goal of supporting all children to achieve School Readiness Goals.
• Ensure the completion of all required child screenings and assessments, including 45 and 90-day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
• Ensure classrooms, gym, and outdoor areas are equipped with developmentally appropriate materials, safe and in working order.
• Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.

• Family Partnerships: Coordinate with Family Service team to ensure full implementation of family services and parent involvement (in consultation with Family Service Coordinators and Lead Advocates).
• Model strong, positive relationships with families.
• Support Family Advocates to implement all aspects of family services, including monthly Family Engagement meetings, parent/teacher conferences, and policy council.
• Coordinate training for parents and community members wanting to volunteer in centers.

• Communication & Service Coordination: Participate in regular team meetings to ensure effective communication and service coordination.
• Attend local, state and regional initiatives to represent the center and develop professionally.
• Ensure children’s health, nutrition, disabilities or mental health needs are met through referrals and collaboration with coordinators/specialists, including case conferences as necessary.
• Develop working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
• Participate in Head Start community activities, staff meetings, mandated training, committee meetings, and other program-wide functions as needed, including some evening activities.
• Ensure complete and accurate implementation of all required recordkeeping and reporting systems (e.g., Individual child/family files, Master binders, Education portfolios, In-kind contributions, purchasing, timekeeping, Shine Insight).

• Record Keeping & Reporting: In collaboration with the Center Operations Coordinator, ensure complete and accurate implementation of MSU-Extension recordkeeping and reporting systems.
• Review quarterly MBO reports and address concerns timely.
• Monitor daily attendance to ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards.
• Maintain and organize required documentation (files, binders, portfolios, in-kind, purchases, timekeeping, Shine Insight, observations, assessments, planning).

• Ongoing Monitoring & Self-Assessment: Participate in annual program self-assessment and implement monitoring systems required by MSU-Extension, licensing, CACFP, or other agencies.
• Include daily safety checks and periodic health & safety monitoring.

• Program Governance and Leadership: Contribute to planning to set and monitor program goals; align education area goals with center needs and regulations; promote organizational change and information sharing; attend parent committees and…